August 2009

Editorial Links and Why PageRank is Irrelevant

August 30, 2009
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My recent post ‘footer links suck’ discussed Matt Cutt’s revelations on why footer links may not carry the same value as links within content, his reason for this was pretty simple, “links within content tend to look more editorial”. So as soon as he made this statement I thought, cool how do we define an [...]

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The Truth About Validation

August 27, 2009
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Before I start this post I would like to declare my respect for web designers and developers, I am pretty handy with html and CSS but I can only dream about some of the stuff these guys can accomplish with a web page, however one thing that really annoys me is when a web designer/developer [...]

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With Enough Links Anything Will Rank!

August 25, 2009

As you will no doubt of heard Google have rolled out there new Caffeine preview, showing previews of what the search results pages will look like in a month or two months time. However the launch of this new interface has taught us far more than how the SERPS will look in a few months [...]

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Footer Links Suck!

August 22, 2009

I had a big smile on my face last night whilst doing a bit of reading, catching up on industry news etc… but first let me expand a little. For around a year now I have been banging on in forums about link positioning, where a link is on a page, and how it is [...]

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20 Steps To Sniff Out An SEO Scammer

August 21, 2009
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Well it’s that time of week again and this Friday I feel like delivering a more relaxed post. If you’re a reader and looking for super doopa SEO advice (like is normally delivered here ) then this post might not be the one for you. However, if your looking for a little bit of a [...]

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Increase Your Search Traffic Instantly

August 19, 2009

One aspect of SEO that is frequently ignored is analytics and it has many useful aspects. Not only does it help you keep track of your progress but it also highlights new linking partners and search trends. What I want to focus on today is using your search analytics to grab low hanging fruit and [...]

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Directories don’t work……Apparently

August 16, 2009
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I was reading a post today that made me chuckle a little, it concerned some research into what SEO’s think about directory links. If you want to see the actual results head over to SEOs leery of directory links. The post is merely showing the opinions of many SEO‘s and online marketers and their feelings [...]

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